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As an Indian - Let me say this - your nation should be above your religion. If that happens, many problems would subside.

In theory then the Iraq war was a success for USA - they booted out Saddam's government within only 18 days. But nobody sane would call Iraq a success for USA - because it has to be measured by its long term impact. Tactically, Musharraf's plan was great. But it is a plan you would expect to...

What ISIS Really Wants The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it. What is the Islamic State? Where...

Professor Syed Badiuddin Soharwardy, Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and Muslims Against Terrorism, speaks to reporters as he arrives to appear at a Senate national defence committee in Ottawa on Monday, February 2, 2015, to discuss security threats facing Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean...

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I am OK with even printing patent falsehoods, as long as that falsehoods do not target and lead to a measurable loss for a living individual. By your logic most of the religious books should be banned - patent, demonstrable falsehoods are present in all of them.

Freedom to protest, and the freedom to jail somebody are two entirely different things. You are deliberately missing the point now, even after me repeatedly saying that I disagree with the text of the law.

That's why I had specifically asked you is it OK to send somebody to death for being homosexual in Uganda? And your answer was: Here we are discussing the state of free speech in India, or the lack of it, caused both by laws and citizens. And we are criticizing both. Because laws are not...

The end result of a criminal proceedings may result in somebody being jailed. So going ahead to jail somebody is now free speech? Do you even understand what you are talking about?

Either you are being being obtuse, or deliberately missing my point. When you take legal action, that results in a ban - how in hell is that not imposing your viewpoint. You are effectively misusing a broken system to shut somebody up. And this is the problem with you guys - you people don't...

When am I taking away people's right to protest? I am saying that they do not have a right to protest and impose their version of reality. Let me put it this way - if I write a book as a protest against a religion, and if that book is banned in India, isn't my right to protest being curtailed?

They can also take legal action to send somebody to jail for homosexuality in India. They can take legal action to send somebody to death for homosexuality in Uganda. By your logic they will be completely okay. Your post assumes that the law is infallible, so legal actions are reasonable. I am...

Most intellectuals heavily criticized banning Taslima Nasreen's work.

Which do you support - the legal action to ban the book, or the redistribution by Penguin? If you support such a legal action, care to say why?

Technically, the Satanic Verses was import banned. Reading, and possession of it always was completely legal. The more egregious offence was the then West Bengal government banning Taslima Nasreen's work under the pretense that it was offensive to Muslims. Religion is an election plank in India...

Why Perumal Murugan's "One Part Woman" is Significant to the Debate on Freedom of Expression in India By N KALYAN RAMAN | January 13, 2015 Perumal Murugam, whose novel "Madhorubagan"came under attack from Hindutva outfits recently announced that he is withdrawing his entire body of work from...

SpaceX may have won it, based on their public perception till mid-2014, but then it has had some well-publicized failures while the Mangalayan has been an unqualified success.

Russia based on history. But only narrowly. I would really not choose either. Whenever you are depending on a stronger country, you are opening your country for meddling by them. Russia meddled in Indian politics, and supported Indira Gandhi's government. Cash transfers by KGB to Sanjay Gandhi...

If everyone thinks India is a bad navy, let them think so. The more underrated you are, the better is your tactical advantage. That said, @SvenSvensonov's analysis was completely accurate, and I agree with his rankings.

Kalyani is a MIT alumnus who has a very good vision. Only bad thing, Bharat Forge salaries are not very good :(